Causes
of Overweight/Obesity
"The current
epidemic of obesity is caused largely by an environment that promotes
excessive food intake and discourages physical activity." (French
SA et al, environmental influences on eating and physical acivity,
Annu
Rev Public Health 2001, 22:309-35 - abstract).
Among Black Americans,
fruit and vegetable intake increased by 32% for each additional supermarket
in a census track in one study (Morland K. The contextual effect of
the local food environment on residents' diets: the atherosclerosis
risk in communities study. Am J Public Health 2002 Nov;92(11):1761-8
- abstract)
See the sections
of the website on poor diet and physical
inactivity.
